Build-A-Bear Workshop Has A New
Interactive Experience Just For You
Gift Card Giveaway
Gift Card Giveaway
Photos and story by Diane Sullivan.
Recently my family was invited to try out the new Build-A-Bear experience available at some of the Build-A-Bear Workshops. We visited Roosevelt Field Mall in New York. It’s always a warm feeling to be greeted with huge smiles from the workers at the entrance of the store.
Our family loves the Build-A-Bear and has frequented the store many, many times over the years. Having children with age spans from 22 to 6 let’s you see the many updates that take place over the years in different stores. The new Build-A-Bear experience is something you will definitely want to try out for yourself. It’s updated to a state of the arts way of building your bear with many more interactive features. The experience is enhanced with innovative technology to provide a richer, more interactive experience for children and families.
Let’s get started on what is new. I decided to just list each stop along the Build-A-Bear experience so you can see exactly what happens along the way. Just for the record, personally, I think Build-A-Bear is something for all ages. I did have the chance to live it through my children, but I could not wait to get my hands on that furry little creature and give it a few hugs of my own. Some people are teddy bear people and some people are not, I have been a teddy bear person since birth and guess I always will be.
Stop 1: Choose Me
At the choose me stop you have the chance to look at all the different choices of bears and other stuffies including dogs, cats, monkeys, bears, Hello Kitty, Sponge Bob, The Smurfs and more. There is definitely something for everyone. It was a hard choice to make but one of the workers gave us some great advice telling Emily to hug the one she likes and if it hugs her back it’s the right one. Of course the Pink Bear was the hugger winner. Emily and Pink Bear also got some big hugs from everyone in the family since the fluff that she would be stuffing her bear with is made from hugs!
Stop 2: Love Me
The Love Me stop is where you can put in information and some qualities you like in your new friend. Will they be strong, funny, cute, happy, loyal, etc? You can choose!
Stop 3: Hear Me
At the Hear Me stop you can choose a sound chip to go into your new friend. They go from simple sayings, to I love you and even theme music and a choice of songs. You can even record your own message onto a sound chip! I feel a Mother’s Day gift in the future with this one! Emily chose, “I love you”.
Stop 4: Stuff Me
Of course this was one of our favorite stations. There was a lot of stuffing going around since there were a lot of hugs back at Stop One. Emily was able to kiss her new bear’s heart before putting it into him along with her choice of scents(optional). She chose strawberry, but was on the fence about cotton candy and watermelon. There were quite a few choices of lite scents that make your friend even more special. At this stop I also found out something amazing. The worker tore off a section of the bear’s tag and wrote Emily’s name on it. She placed it inside the bear along with the heart and scent clip. We were told that if a bear from Build-A-Bear gets lost and someone returns it to the store they can easily find out who the bear’s owner is from the tag! Over 4,000 lost bears have been returned to date.
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| Em was so excited about the stuffing station! |
Stop 5: Fluff Me
Fluff me is awesome! The new fluffing station has an interactive and responsive top that splashes virtual water, adds feet onto the rubber duckie you are holding as it swims, makes a virtual stream of water from your boat and helps your new teddy get all cleaned up. When time is up the virtual water drains and a sign comes up, “All Clean”.
Stop 6: Dress Me
Open your eyes wide for this one! There are so many different choices to dress your new friend it, it’s just incredible. The prices vary so you don’t have to worry about breaking the bank. You can grab anything from a tee shirt with peace signs and hearts to a superhero, princess, sports outfits and more. The accessories are endless. Some of our favorites were the little pocketbooks and the sunglasses! After you choose there is a special place just for you to dress your new friend up.
Stop 7: Name Me
At the new Name Me stop you can swipe your new friend’s tag and easily pick a name, birthday and birth certificate of your choice. It’s quick and easy.
Stop 8: Take Me Home
When you finish up all the stops just head over to Take Me Home with all of your tags. Someone at the register will help you out and box up your new friend for the trip home. Don’t forget to sign up for the Bear Rewards program. It’s free and you can earn points for every purchase.
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| We made more than one friend that day! |
Our trip to the NEW Build-A-Bear Workshop was just amazing. We really did not know what to expect and were quite surprised by all of the updates. Honestly, I could not imagine that Build-A-Bear Workshop could get any better. I was quite surprised and delighted by the changes. If you have the chance to visit a Build-A-Bear Workshop near you, do not let the chance pass you by! You can never have enough friends, can you?
GIVEAWAY
Build-A-Bear Workshop has been kind enough to give one lucky 3decades3kids reader a chance to check out the new Build-A-Bear for themselves with a $25 Build-A-Bear gift card.
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Disclosure: Review trip provided by Build-A-Bear Workshop. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan and are completely honest, like it or not! Contact me at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on Twitter @3decades3kids. Youtube video consent given by Build-A-Bear workers to use in advance. Thank you for a wonderful experience Build-A-Bear, no wonder we love you!